Female name
Corinna
127 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1996. Expression number: 11.
Origin
From Ancient Greek, probably from κόρη (kórē, “girl, maid, daughter”); compare kore.From Wiktionary, entry “Corinna”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1996: 16 births. 127 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s. Fewer than ten births recorded from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1970: 225 births. 7,110 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. It really came into use around 1956. It is still given: 180 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1975: 13 births. 111 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1970s and 1980s. Fewer than ten births recorded from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2,801 | 1984–2025 | 54th in 1989 |
| Switzerland | 1,200* | 1915–2025 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
11
intuition and inspiration (master number)
3 + 6 + 9 + 9 + 5 + 5 + 1 = 38 → 11
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
6 + 9 + 1 = 16 → 7
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
22
the large-scale builder (master number)
3 + 9 + 5 + 5 = 22
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 4, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.